Cabinet.



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CABINET.

APPLICAT IIIIIIIII 20.11910,

1,125,591., Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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Application fried December e, 1910. serial ivo. 595,502. i

To all whom t may concern):

Be itrlrnown that I, JOSEPH EARENT, a citizenof the United States,residing at the city of St. Louis, Statev of IvIiSsOuri, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Cabinets,of .which the following is aspeciiication.

This invention relates to cabinets, and its object is to provide acabinethaving a series of compartments and a4 slidable shelf in eachcompartment arranged to support a box, case, or drawer, which may beremoved for any desired purpose. Suitable guides and stops are providedin combination with the shelves' whereby they may be retained in properadjustment, and prevented from becoming detached. Y

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention comprisesvarious improved features of construction and arrangment, oneVembodiment of which is shown in the accompanying drawings,`in which-Figure l is perspective view of a cabinet constructed in accordance withmy inventien, showing one shelf and the supported box or case in outsideor open position. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View, showing twoshelves, one of which is in closed position and the other of which is inopen adjustment. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken approximatelyon the line 3 3 of Fig. 4:. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view, takenapproximately on the line 1r-t of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail sectionalview, illustrating one of the guides employed to hold the shelves inposition, and the stop carried thereby which limits the outward movementof the shelf.

The cabinet comprises side, top and bottom walls, forming a case orcabinet, which is divided into upper and lower compartments by ahorizontal partition l. Both the upper and the lower compartments aredivided into smaller compartments by metallic partitions 2, extendingfrom the front to the rear of the cabinet, and having their front endsconnected to a vertical strip 8, and their rear ends to horizontalstrips 4. The partitions 2 are composed, preferably, of strips of sheetmetal, bent double, and having'their edges resting upon the bottom orpartitions below them. Guide strips 5 are secured to the opposite sidesof the partitions 2, and corresponding strips 6 are secured to the sidewalls of the cabinet. Sections 7 of sheet metal protect the inner andunder sides of the strips 6" and the inner surfaces of the side wallsand partitions below-the said strips 6, (see Fig.

1n each compartment formed by the partitions 2, a sliding shelf Soperates, said shelf extending under the guide strips 5 and 6. Acrossthe rear or inner end of each Vshelf rod 9 is secured, said rodstrengtheni'ng and re-inforcing the shelf, which may be of thin wood,and preventing the shelf from bending, warping or becoming cracked. Therod 9 is between the strips G and constitutes abutments to rub againstthe metallic surfaces of said strips and preventing the edges of thewood from rubbing against the sides of the compartment and becomingunduly worn by frequent use. Thin extensions 10 of the rods 9 projectunder the strips G and prevent the shelf from rubbing against the underside of said strips, which is of particular importance when the shelf isdrawn out and supports the box or container as hereinafter described.Screws 11 extend through the strips 6 and project downwardly into thepath of the extensions 10 and constitute stops to limit the outwardmovement of the shelf. Each shelf is provided on its outer end with aknob l2 for manual engagement in moving the shelf into or out of thecabinet.

Upon each shelf are secured four retaining devices each of whichcomprises a base portion 13, and an angular flange 141-. The side andend flanges 14, respectively, are in alinement so that the box 15 may beplaced in the inclosure formed thereby (see Fig. l). The box 15 isprovided with a top 16, which is hinged to the box at its inner or rearend or side. The arrangement of the shelf is such that the box will bemoved beyond the front side of the cabinet so that the cover or top ofthe box may be raised and retained in open adjustment so to affordconvenient access to the interior of the box and the contents thereof.lt is preferable that the box be provided with a transparent front asshown at 17, so that the contents may be viewed without opening the box.

rPhe cabinet constructed in accordance .with the foregoing descriptionis of great convenience in stores, and constitutes avery convenient andattractive cabinet for containing and exhibiting merchandise. The boxesmay be removed from one section or portion of the cabinet to another,and may even be replaced by others. The retaining devices 13-14, wherebythe boxes are held in position upon the shelves, may also be removed andplaced in different adjustments, should it be desired to support boxesof different sizes in the cabinet.

l/V hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is*- A cabinet comprising a case, sheet metal plates attached toopposite sides of said case, inward horizontal extensions on saidplates, vertical extensions on the inner edges of said horizontalextensions, a shelf within said case having its edges below said hori-Zontal extensions of said plates, a rod rigid with the upper side ofsaid shelf near the inner extremity thereof having its ends arranged torub against the vertical extensions of Vsaid plates effectively toprevent abutments extending downwardly from the horizontal extensions ofsaid plates and adapted to be engaged by said lateral extensions of saidrod to limit outward movement of said shelf, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In witness whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing wltnesses.

- JOSEPH PARENT.

Witnesses M. S. MENARD, L. C. KINGSLAND.

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